hear call (99.5K MP3 file)

	hear Fonozoo call
[call details here]

Description
M 21-23 mm, F unknown. Three distinct dermal tubercles above each eye. Tibiotarsal articulation reaches tympanum. Fourth finger as long as second, third toe distinctly longer than fifth. Fingers and toes short, inner toe very reduced. Dorsal skin slightly granular. Back light brown with hourglass-marking and small dark spots. Tympanic region with a whitish streak (Glaw and Vences 2007).

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Madagascar

View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper.

Occurs in Ankeniheny, Mandraka (Glaw and Vences 2007) at 900-1400 m asl (Raxworthy and Vences 2008). Found in leaf litter of primary rainforest, secondary forest and pine forest (Glaw and Vences 2007).

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Habits: Terrestrial, in forest leaf litter. Calls after dusk and during the day, especially shortly after rain (Glaw and Vences 2007).

Calls: A series of 5-12 frequency-modulated melodious notes, lasting 1.5-4.5 seconds (Glaw and Vences 2007).

Trends and Threats
This species has a fragmented distribution within a narrow altitudinal range. It is found in three protected areas: Parc National de Zahamena, Parc National de Mantadia and Parc National d'Andringitra (Raxworthy and Vences 2008). Its forest habitat is being lost due to increasing agriculture and grazing, logging, charcoal manufacture, invasion and spread of eucalyptus, and expanding human settlement.

Possible reasons for amphibian decline

General habitat alteration and loss
Habitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activities
Intensified agriculture or grazing
Urbanization
Subtle changes to necessary specialized habitat
Habitat fragmentation

Comments
Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).

References

Glaw, F., and Vences, M. (2007). Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences and Glaw Verlag, Köln.

Raxworthy, C. and Vences, M. (2008). Rhombophryne coronata. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 15 April 2009.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2010 Rhombophryne coronata <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/6396> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Dec 25, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 25 Dec 2024.

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